New Precision Possibilities with Morgan
28/08/2014 Morgan Advanced Materials plc
Morgan Advanced Materials is challenging customers to take advantage of its expertise in supplying technical ceramic products to extreme levels of precision and accuracy.Sustained investment by the company in both capacity and skills means Morgan can design components combining microscopic levels of precision with the unique electrical and mechanical performance properties of ceramic materials.
Morgan manufactures its own range of high-purity alumina materials, with the company's proprietary manufacturing techniques allowing it to produce alumina ceramic components to single micron tolerances. These components are used in a wide range of high-performance applications, including analytical and scientific instruments and semi-conductor processing, in which precision is of prime importance.
Quadrupole saddles provide a typical example of how the quality and accuracy of Morgan's manufacturing and production is being put to practical use. Quadrupole saddles, also known as quadrupole alignment discs, are used in mass spectrometers used by scientists to identify the types and quantities of molecule present in a substance, and to analyse these at an atomic level, for example during drug or chemical analysis or food standards testing.
Morgan supplies quadrupole saddles to 0.001mm tolerance - 100 times smaller than the thickness of the average human hair. This astonishing precision, combined with the superior material properties of Morgan's own manufactured ceramicoptimises the accuracy and performance of the mass spectrometer.
These elements are crucial to the high-performance applications in which technical ceramics are typically used. In such settings, using sub-optimal ceramic materials may at best result in extended set-up and testing time, and at worst render the instrument incapable of meeting the specification.
Phil Shakespeare, Engineering Manager at Morgan Advanced Materials, points out that while Morgan is aware of many uses for technical ceramics of such exceptional quality, the possibilities may in fact be far greater. "We know the demand for high-accuracy ceramic components is considerable and growing," he says. "Morgan has a long history of producing standard and custom-designed components for scientific and analytical equipment, but we suspect this may be just the tip of the iceberg. We can now provide technical ceramic products made within very tight tolerances, from high-performance materials, thanks to our own proprietary processes, and furthermore we have the expertise to work with clients to design and produce bespoke solutions. If anybody out there can think of a new challenge, a new way to use this capability, we would be very interested to hear from them."
Morgan also produces standard and custom designed metal-to-ceramic feedthroughs and brazed assemblies, providing technical solutions for a wide range of applications and markets.
For more information, please visit: www.morganadvancedmaterials.com
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